James Finlayson

Acting

James Finlayson

Born August 26, 1887Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK180 credits

James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson (August 27, 1887 – October 9, 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson had many trademark comic mannerisms and is famous for his squinting, outraged, "double take and fade away" head reaction, and characteristic expression "d'ooooooh", and as the most famous comic foil of Laurel and Hardy.

Known For

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
8.5

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

Movie

2002

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

Movie

1990

Dance of the Cookoos

Dance of the Cookoos

Movie

1982

7.0

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

Movie

1968

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
6.0

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

Movie

1967

The Big Parade of Comedy
6.6

The Big Parade of Comedy

Movie

1964

Filmography

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002Laurel & Hardy - HighlightsMovie
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1990The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberenceas Self (archive footage)Movie
Dance of the Cookoos
1982Dance of the Cookoosas Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree CustomerMovie
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1968The Best of Laurel and Hardyas Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)Movie
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967The Further Perils of Laurel and HardyMovie
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964The Big Parade of Comedyas Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)Movie
Here We Go Again
1952Here We Go Againas Plato's RivalMovie
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951The Slappiest Days of Our Livesas (archive footage)Movie
Royal Wedding
1951Royal Weddingas Cabby (uncredited)Movie
Grand Canyon Trail
1948Grand Canyon Trailas SheriffMovie
The Perils of Pauline
1947The Perils of Paulineas Comic ChefMovie
Two Sisters from Boston
1946Two Sisters from Bostonas Street Cleaner (uncredited)Movie
She-Wolf of London
1946She-Wolf of Londonas Constable (uncredited)Movie
Yanks Ahoy
1943Yanks Ahoyas Cook Flynn (uncredited)Movie
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943Happy Times and Jolly Momentsas (archive footage)Movie
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1942Wedding Yellsas Hammerhead NahlMovie
To Be or Not to Be
1942To Be or Not to Beas Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)Movie
Foreign Correspondent
1940Foreign Correspondentas Dutch Peasant (uncredited)Movie
Saps at Sea
1940Saps at Seaas Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)Movie
A Chump at Oxford
1940A Chump at Oxfordas Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)Movie
The Great Victor Herbert
1939The Great Victor Herbertas LamplighterMovie
Raffles
1939Rafflesas Hansom Cab DriverMovie
The Flying Deuces
1939The Flying Deucesas JailorMovie
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939Hollywood Cavalcadeas Keystone CopMovie
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1939Dog-Goneas Mr. JonesMovie
Block-Heads
1938Block-Headsas Man on StairsMovie
Angel
1937Angelas Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)Movie
All Over Town
1937All Over Townas MacDougalMovie
The Toast of New York
1937The Toast of New Yorkas Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)Movie
Pick a Star
1937Pick a Staras DirectorMovie
Way Out West
1937Way Out Westas Mickey FinnMovie
Our Relations
1936Our Relationsas FinnMovie
The Bohemian Girl
1936The Bohemian Girlas Captain FinnMovie
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1935MGM 1935 Promo Reelas ManagerMovie
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1935Life Hesitates at 40as Dr. James FinlaysonMovie
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935Manhattan Monkey Businessas Joyce's FatherMovie
Bonnie Scotland
1935Bonnie Scotlandas Sgt. Maj. FinlaysonMovie
Thicker Than Water
1935Thicker Than Wateras Auction ManagerMovie
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1935Father and Sonas BidadMovie
Dick Turpin
1933Dick Turpinas JeremyMovie
So This Is Harris!
1933So This Is Harris!as Golf ProMovie
The Gay Nighties
1933The Gay Nightiesas Mr. Amos PippMovie
Mush and Milk
1933Mush and Milkas Mr. Brown, the bankerMovie
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1933The Druggist's Dilemmaas Andrew FinchMovie
The Devil's Brother
1933The Devil's Brotheras Lord RocburgMovie
His Silent Racket
1933His Silent Racketas JamesMovie
Me and My Pal
1933Me and My Palas Peter CucumberMovie
Nature in the Wrong
1933Nature in the Wrongas Voice of lion (uncredited)Movie
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1932Jitters the Butleras Phineas P. McPhinnMovie
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1932Boy Oh Boy!as SaundersMovie
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1932The Millionaire Catas Lawyer FoggMovie
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932Pack Up Your Troublesas GeneralMovie
T
1932The Iceman's Ballas Commissioner WaltersMovie
Thunder Below
1932Thunder Belowas ScottyMovie
The Chimp
1932The Chimpas RingmasterMovie
Hasty Marriage
1931Hasty Marriageas Kitty's FatherMovie
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931Scratch-As-Catch-CanMovie
One Good Turn
1931One Good Turnas A Community PlayerMovie
F
1931False Roomersas LandlordMovie
B
1931Beach PajamasMovie
Pardon Us
1931Pardon Usas SchoolteacherMovie
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1931Stout Hearts and Willing Handsas Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)Movie
One of the Smiths
1931One of the Smithsas Wine Brewer (uncredited)Movie
Our Wife
1931Our Wifeas Father of the brideMovie
Playing at Politics
1931Playing at Politicsas CriadoMovie
S
1931Second Hand Kissesas Jimmy FinlaysonMovie
Chickens Come Home
1931Chickens Come Homeas ButlerMovie
D
1930Don't Leave HomeMovie
Another Fine Mess
1930Another Fine Messas Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)Movie
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1930The prince of the dollarMovie
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1930Gold DiggersMovie
Dollar Dizzy
1930Dollar Dizzyas House DetectiveMovie
For the Defense
1930For the Defenseas ParrottMovie
The Dawn Patrol
1930The Dawn Patrolas Field SergeantMovie
Young Eagles
1930Young Eaglesas ScottyMovie
Thieves
1930ThievesMovie
Night Owls
1930Night Owlsas MeadowsMovie
Wall Street
1929Wall Streetas Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)Movie
The Hoose-Gow
1929The Hoose-Gowas GovernorMovie
Hard to Get
1929Hard to Getas Pa MartinMovie
Men O' War
1929Men O' Waras Soda jerkMovie
Two Weeks Off
1929Two Weeks Offas Pa WeaverMovie
Big Business
1929Big Businessas HomeownerMovie
Liberty
1929Libertyas Store keeperMovie
Fast Freight
1929Fast Freightas Spooky Wall PaintingMovie
Show Girl
1928Show Girlas Mr. DuganMovie
Lady Be Good
1928Lady Be Goodas Trelawney WestMovie
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bathas Pa SlocumMovie
Bachelor’s Paradise
1928Bachelor’s Paradiseas Pat MaloneMovie
Galloping Ghosts
1928Galloping Ghostsas Police CommissionerMovie
Flying Elephants
1928Flying Elephantsas SaxophonusMovie
Should Tall Men Marry?
1928Should Tall Men Marry?as Joe SkittleMovie
F
1927Fighting Fathersas NeighborMovie
Do Detectives Think?
1927Do Detectives Think?as Judge FoozleMovie
Hats Off
1927Hats Offas Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.Movie
Call of the Cuckoo
1927Call of the Cuckooas Asylum InmateMovie
The Second 100 Years
1927The Second 100 Yearsas Browne Van DykeMovie
Sugar Daddies
1927Sugar Daddiesas Oil tycoon Cyrus BrittleMovie
With Love and Hisses
1927With Love and Hissesas Captain BustleMovie
Don't Tell Everything
1927Don't Tell Everythingas Lawyer GoldblumMovie
Love 'Em and Weep
1927Love 'Em and Weepas Titus TillsburyMovie
No Man's Law
1927No Man's Lawas Jack BelcherMovie
Forgotten Sweeties
1927Forgotten SweetiesMovie
One Hour Married
1927One Hour MarriedMovie
Seeing the World
1927Seeing the Worldas 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacherMovie
Anything Once!
1927Anything Once!as Mabel's BossMovie
The Nickel-Hopper
1926The Nickel-Hopperas RupertMovie
Raggedy Rose
1926Raggedy Roseas Simpson SniffleMovie
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
1926Wise Guys Prefer Brunettesas Dean of Pinkham UniversityMovie
Merry Widower
1926Merry Widoweras The HunterMovie
Thundering Fleas
1926Thundering Fleasas Justice of the PeaceMovie
Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926Don Key (Son of Burro)as Vivien's SuitorMovie
Wife Tamers
1926Wife Tamersas The WaiterMovie
Dizzy Daddies
1926Dizzy Daddiesas Jonathan HaigMovie
Madame Mystery
1926Madame Mysteryas Struggling AuthorMovie
What's the World Coming To?
1926What's the World Coming To?as The Father-in-LawMovie
A Punch in the Nose
1926A Punch in the NoseMovie
Flaming Flappers
1925Flaming FlappersMovie
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925The Caretaker's Daughteras The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)Movie
Moonlight and Noses
1925Moonlight and Nosesas Professor SniffMovie
Unfriendly Enemies
1925Unfriendly Enemiesas The CameramanMovie
Mary, Queen of Tots
1925Mary, Queen of Totsas Radio ActorMovie
Madame Sans Jane
1925Madame Sans Janeas The Girl's FatherMovie
Innocent Husbands
1925Innocent Husbandsas The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)Movie
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925Yes, Yes, Nanetteas Hillory, the new husbandMovie
Chasing the Chaser
1925Chasing the Chaseras Gilroy (the husband)Movie
Thundering Landlords
1925Thundering Landlordsas The LandlordMovie
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1925In the Greaseas FatherMovie
T
1925Tell It to a PolicemanMovie
Sure-Mike!
1925Sure-Mike!as The FloorwalkerMovie
Welcome Home
1925Welcome HomeMovie
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925The Haunted HoneymoonMovie
Hard Boiled
1925Hard BoiledMovie
C
1925Change the NeedleMovie
Short Kilts
1924Short Kiltsas McGregor's SonMovie
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1924Why Husbands Go MadMovie
Wide Open Spaces
1924Wide Open Spacesas Jack McQueenMovie
Rupert of Hee-Haw
1924Rupert of Hee-Hawas Rupert of Hee HawMovie
Near Dublin
1924Near Dublinas Sir PatrickMovie
Brothers Under the Chin
1924Brothers Under the ChinMovie
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924Zeb vs. Paprikaas Major Glanders BottsMovie
Postage Due
1924Postage Dueas Postal Inspector HawkeMovie
Smithy
1924Smithyas SergeantMovie
Mother's Joy
1923Mother's Joyas Baron ButtontopMovie
F
1923Fully Insuredas The ForemanMovie
Scorching Sands
1923Scorching Sandsas JamesMovie
The Soilers
1923The Soilersas SmacknamaraMovie
The Whole Truth
1923The Whole Truthas Defense lawyerMovie
Frozen Hearts
1923Frozen Heartsas General SappovitchMovie
Jus' Passin' Through
1923Jus' Passin' Throughas Drunk (uncredited)Movie
Roughest Africa
1923Roughest Africaas Hans DowneMovie
A Man About Town
1923A Man About Townas Humko, Store DetectiveMovie
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923Pitfalls of a Big Cityas The Hired ManMovie
Hollywood
1923Hollywoodas James FinlaysonMovie
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1923The Mystery ManMovie
Oranges and Lemons
1923Oranges and Lemonsas WorkerMovie
Jack Frost
1923Jack Frostas Wicked Man from the Wicked CityMovie
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?as The Hired ManMovie
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923Courtship of Miles Sandwichas Miles SandwichMovie
Pick and Shovel
1923Pick and Shovelas The ForemanMovie
Sold at Auction!
1923Sold at Auction!as The Man Who WAS SoldMovie
White Wings
1923White Wingsas Dental PatientMovie
California or Bust
1923California or Bustas Campground neighborMovie
The Noon Whistle
1923The Noon WhistleMovie
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1923Before the PublicMovie
A Tough Winter
1923A Tough WinterMovie
Newly Rich
1922Newly RichMovie
The Crossroads of New York
1922The Crossroads of New Yorkas LawyerMovie
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
1921Hard Knocks and Love Tapsas Plato's RivalMovie
She Sighed by the Seaside
1921She Sighed by the Seasideas 1st SuitorMovie
A Small Town Idol
1921A Small Town Idolas J. Wellington JonesMovie
Love, Honor and Behave
1920Love, Honor and Behaveas ArtistMovie
Don't Weaken!
1920Don't Weaken!as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's AssistantMovie
Married Life
1920Married Lifeas Man Who Made GoodMovie
Down on the Farm
1920Down on the Farmas The Sportive Banker with the MortgageMovie
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1919Up in Alf's Placeas The Dancing InstructorMovie
Trying to Get Along
1919Trying to Get Alongas The Beauty Parlor OperatorMovie
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919Yankee Doodle in Berlinas Commander's Officer (uncredited)Movie
In Dutch
1918In DutchMovie
The World of Laurel and Hardy
—The World of Laurel and HardyMovie